Basel 2016: The Solo Project

Invited by the curator of The Solo Project exposition, Christophe Menager, Galerie Eric Mouchet will participate in the 9th edition of this contemporary art fair in Basel, Switzerland from 13 to 18 June 2016. The gallery will exhibit works from the artists Pierre Gaignard and Cyril Zarcone.

Pierre Gaignard is what we would call a nomad. He continuously relocates to develop as many film projects as sculptural projects. His work vacillates between reality and fiction as he produces a scene reminiscent of intrigue from his own life.

For The Solo Project, Galerie Eric Mouchet will present a film and a sculpture from Pierre Gaignard, fruits of a residency in the Abruzzo region of Italy where the artist participated in the traditional harvest of olives.

Self-proclaimed “Bricoleur Supérieur” or superior handyman, Cyril Zarcone is inspired by construction tools and techniques to create his works. These tool-objects, often destined to become waste at the end of their actual use, are thus reconstructed (seemingly) identically, but relieved of their original use.

Their function will not survive, as that is the essence of these re-fashioned items. Often, the artist leaves the preceding traces apparent as it gives as much importance to the stages of construction as to their final result, as seen in items he places in the work to produce these artworks. In this way, Cyril Zarcone gives the structure back the beauty of its original form and rids it of any possible use.

The Solo Project is also an opportunity for Galerie Eric Mouchet to reveal the first book of the artist Pierre Gaignard, a testimony to his last residencies.